Discourse Markers, Music & Wolves Vocabulary, and Verb Phrases

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering discourse markers, words from A Life of Music & Wolves, and verb phrases from You Are The Music.

Naturally

Of course, this is what I would expect.

Basically

This is the most fundamental point.

Apparently

I've heard this, but I don't know if it's true.

Admittedly

I know this point goes against my main argument.

Surely

I'm almost certain of this point, but I need reassurance.

Actually

I'm correcting you as politely as possible.

After all

Don't forget this seemingly obvious point - it's a key one.

As a matter of fact

This is a fact which might surprise you.

Mind you / still

It occurs to me that this contrasts with what I just said.

Given that

I'm taking this fact into consideration.

By the way

This isn't connected to what we've been talking about.

All in all

I'm considering every part of the situation.

At least

This is one good point, amongst the bad ones.

Besides

This strong point makes the previous ones unnecessary.

Above all

This is the most important point to consider.

Anyway

I'm concluding, and not talking about that any more.

prescription

a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy

stir

To mix by using circular motion, going around and around until blended

impetuosity

rash impulsiveness

retreated

to have withdrawn or moved back

submission

The act of giving in to another

kinship

blood relationship

howl

long loud wailing cry of a dog, wolf, etc.

compulsive

difficult to stop or control

scrawled

drawn or written hurriedly

smashed

broken into many pieces

tactile

using the sense of touch

stunned

too shocked to speak

primeval

from prehistoric times

belly

stomach

take somebody back to a period of their life

To remind someone of past moments.

play a role

have an effect (but not the whole effect) on something

go haywire

to stop working correctly or become out of control

hang around

to spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing

hit upon

suddenly have an idea; discover something by chance

suffer from

be sick with

come to

to regain consciousness

to change one's attitude towards sb/sth

to think about something differently than before

feel less self-conscious

to not feel as uncomfortable, to have more confidence